As a follow-up to Inweekly’s Rising Stars, Escambia County Sheriff Chip Simmons and I discuss the importance of keeping our local talent. “I really like the idea of growing our own, of…
Sun Belt Conference returns to Pensacola
The Sun Belt Conference Men’s and Women’s Basketball Championship will be in Pensacola March 5 – 11. Twenty-eight teams will vie for a chance to play in “The Big Dance” for the…
Another Smoke Alarm Saturday this weekend
The Pensacola Fire Department will hold its next Smoke Alarm Saturday event Feb. 17 in District 1. Smoke Alarm Saturdays is a continuing effort by the PFD with a goal of providing…
Bands on the Beach Schedule
uBreak out your dancing shoes and mark your calendars because the electrifying summer concert series, Bands on the Beach, is back and better than ever! Kicking off on April 2, 2024, this…
Daily Outtakes: Buck collects bucks
The Buck Mitchell campaign shared with Inweekly that it has $67,175 in the bank and aims to raise $80K by the end of this week and $100K by the end of February….
Beach projects completed
Escambia County sent out a press release touting its investment in improvements and maintenance on Pensacola Beach. “We’ve invested heavily over the past several years into making improvements throughout the county, and…
Real News: Mayor, Supervisor and Ronald McDonald (House)
Mayor D.C. Reeves We discuss his ideas concerning the purchase of the Gibson School building and the importance of the next phase of ST Engineering at the Pensacola International Airport. Supervisor of…
Presser notes – 2/13/24
The town hall regarding Skate Spot has been delayed while the City of Pensacola waits to see the renderings from Upward Intuition and has staff review them. Upward Intuition received a $150,000…
Legislative update
Tampa Bay Times reported House Speaker Paul Renner is backing HB 1645, which would enact wide-ranging changes to Florida’s energy policy. The bill also would delete “climate change” eight times from current…
A resignation trend in Milton
For decades, Milton operated out of the spotlight with minimal controversy. City and county governments were stable and worked under the radar, but not anymore. Both the Milton city manager and Santa…
Century produces UDC check
The Town of Century finally provided NorthEscambia.com with a copy of Urban Development Center’s partial loan repayment. Will Reynolds reported this morning, “Monday, Town Clerk Leslie Howington provided a copy of a…
Daily Outtakes: Trust meets today
The Escambia Children’s Trust meets at 9 a.m. today in the Escambia County Commission chambers. This will be the first meeting for the new executive director, Lindsey Cannon, who reported to work…
Real News 2/12/24
The Laurel Oaks Behavioral Center in Dothan, Ala., and its parent company, Universal Health Services, are facing a lawsuit following another sexual assault of a young resident. The attorneys for the victim…
Coach Yelton: Girls in Sports
We talked with UWF Women’s Basketball Coach Stephanie Yelton about her team’s last two games against nationally ranked Union and Christian Brothers as they prepare for the Gulf South Conference tournament. We…
School flag bill dies in committee
By Ryan Dailey, The News Service of Florida. TALLAHASSEE — An effort to restrict what flags can be flown at schools and other public buildings flailed in the Florida Senate last week,…
UDC says it has paid another $20K
NorthEscambia.com reports that Urban Development Center (UDC) has paid another $20,000 on its loan from the Town of Century. However, finding proof of the payment has been complicated. UDC CEO Jessica Griffen…
Daily Outtakes: Bye PNJ
On Sunday, Pensacola News Journal Executive Editor Lisa Nellessen Savage notified Escambia and Santa Rosa readers that they would no longer find the Pensacola News Journal on their doorstep or driveway in…
Real New – Super Bowl version
Sena and I talked with ABC News Jason Nathanson and Alex Stone about the upcoming Super Bowl in Las Vegas. ABC News Jason Nathanson reviews the horror rom-com “Lisa Frankenstein.” We also…
Parkrun celebrates five years
This Saturday marks the five-year anniversary of Parkrun on the University of West Florida’s Pensacola campus. Every Saturday morning, parkrunners gather to walk, jog, run or volunteer during the timed 5K run/walk….
Daily Outtakes: National Pizza Day
It’s National Pizza Day. Here are some of the national deals: Pizza Hut’s Deal Lover’s Menu: Order two or more dishes for $7 – medium one-topping pizzas, melts, wings, pastas, sides, Roasted…